Protective pad for picture-frames



(No Model.)

G. S. HAZARD.

PROTECTIVE PAD FOR PICTURE FRAMES.

No. 280,818. Patented July 10, 1883.

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32 a? V 8 *R UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE S. HAZARD, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY.

PRQTECTIVE PAD FOR PICTURE-FRAMES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 280,818, dated July 10,1883. Application filed February 3, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. HAZARD, a citizen of. the United States ofAmerica, residing at Newport, in the county of Campbell and State ofKentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Protective Padsfor Picture-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wall-protectors for picture-frames and similararticles; and it consists in a screw-socket adapted to be secured to theframe, and provided with an elastic buffer, substantially as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

- In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it,referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectionalview of a pictureframe with my device attached. Figs. 2 and 3 areperspective views of my wall-protector.

A represents a wire having its outer end screw-threaded and its innerend twisted into a socket, a, in which is secured a buffer, 1), ofrubber or other elastic material.

These screw-pointed sockets are screwed into the corners ofpicture-frames and other articles commonly hung upon the interior wallsof houses, and the elastic buffer coming in con- 0 tact with the -wallor the paper upon it, as shown in Fig. 1, effectually prevents thecorners 0f the frame or other article from denting or otherwise defacingit, and the picture being held off a slight distance from the Wall, 3 5no dirt can collect behind it to form a defacing-line, so commonly seen.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A wall-protector formed of a single piece of wire twisted into a socket,having a screwthreaded point, and provided with a buffer orbearing-surface of rubber or other elastic ma terial, substantially asand for the purpose set 45 forth.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE S. HAZARD.

Witnesses:

H. M. RULIsoN, J11, R. B. XVILsoN.

